Edmond Public Schools to Begin Drug Testing in High Schools in January

Published December 6, 2012

Edmond Public Schools to begin drug testing in high schools in January
Filed under: drug and alcohol intervention

Edmond Public Schools will begin random drug testing for students who participate in extracurricular activities. School officials hope the policy results in intervention for students who need help. By Jaclyn … “Obviously, they're going to be looked …
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Substance-abuse nonprofit downsizes amid financial struggle
Filed under: drug and alcohol intervention

As a result, STCADA will stop providing the drug and alcohol prevention, intervention and treatment programs that were funded with state money. About 27 people have been laid off from STCADA's centers in Laredo, Weslaco, Rio Grande City, Zapata and …
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Crackdown on parents will fail without funding, experts say
Filed under: drug and alcohol intervention

The Families and Community Services Minister, Pru Goward, said on Thursday that the government was considering measures such as special "Parenting Capacity Orders", which could force parents into drug and alcohol treatment or counselling, and expanding …
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